Downtempo

Downtempo is a broad category of Chillout music featuring mellow, slow-paced beats and Ambient-leaning atmosphere. With its laid-back tempos, it emphasizes groove, layered texture, and mood. Productions may blend elements of Hip Hop, Dub, Deep House, Breakbeat, and other styles. The sensibility developed within late 1980s movements such as Bristol's proto-Trip Hop scene and the Ibiza club scene, offering an alternative to the upbeat dance music of the time. It saw popularity during the 1990s as a form of chillout music. Downtempo would influence subsequent genres like Psybient, Chillwave, and Lo-Fi Hip Hop. AKA: Downtempo ElectronicaDowntempo ElectronicDownbeat